Lexington’s own Jasper Johnson will not return to Kentucky for year two, the former top-25 prospect has announced. He will instead explore his options in the transfer portal, looking for a fresh start following an up-and-down freshman campaign as a Wildcat.
He averaged 4.9 points, 1.6 assists and 1.1 rebounds in 12.0 minutes per contest across 35 games.
Johnson came to Kentucky as Mark Pope‘s highest-ranked recruit of all time, finishing at No. 25 overall and No. 9 at his position. He grew up rooting for North Carolina and saw a fit at Alabama under Nate Oats, but opted to stay home and play for his hometown Wildcats, following in his father’s footsteps as a former All-SEC pass-rusher for the program from 1998-2001…